Eintracht Schwerin

This club grew out of the two main GDR era Schwerin clubs, BSG
Motor and SG Dynamo. Both tried to go it alone after
reunification, but in 1997, they merged to form Eintracht.

Schwerin soccer roots got their start back in 1900, as Wacker Schwerin and VfL Schwerin. 3 years
later, Schweriner FC 03 was formed as well. All three joined together in 1938 to form powerhouse
Schweriner Sportverein (SSV). Unfortunately, perhaps this union's lack of stunning success would be a
precursor to the later union. In any case, SSV was banned by Soviet authorities in 1945.

Like all, "Dynamo" clubs,
SG Dynamo Schwerin was controlled by the GDR secret police, but never really
got advantages like their Berlin cousins. the club was founded in 1948 as SG Deutsche Volkspolizei, and
became Dynamo in 1951. They bounced around, but eventually found stability after the reorganization of GDR
football in the mid-1960s. From that point on, they were always found in the 2nd Division of GDR football, but never
really threatened to make a name for themselves until the Wall collapsed. First, their name was changed to
simply Polizei Schwerin. Then they sensationally reached
the final of the NOFV Cup (the successor to the GDR FDGB-Pokal) against the mighty Dynamo Dresden. Although they
were defeated 2-1, they qualified for the Euro Cup Winners Cup, as Dresden won the GDR championship. Although
knocked out against Austria Wien, this would be the high point of Schwerin football. Post reunification otherwise
was not too kind for the renamed 1.FSV Schwerin. Although they established themselves as a contender in the
4th division Oberliga NOFV, they lacked financial resources to move up. This would eventually lead to the merger
with Schweriner SC.

The lineage of Schweriner SC is most distinguished not on the football field, but by constant employemnt for
sign
makers and football kit manufacturers - they seemed to have changed their name every couple of years. The club was
founded in 1947 as SG Schwerin, and in 1949 became BSG Vorwärts Schwerin. Oddly enough, this club was
not affiliated
with the army (as most Vorwärts clubs were). However they did have the distinction of playing in the 1st division
DDR-Oberliga - the only Schwerin club to ever do so. THis lasted one year, and they were relegated and
changed their name as well: BSG Einheit Schwerin. Things continued to go downhill, so they had to
change their name again in 1957 to SC Traktor Schwerin. Clearly, tractors hardly moved things fowards, and it
was decided that they needed more flexibility - remember the early 1960s was the highpoint of General Motors -
so in 1963 they simply became BSG Motor Schwerin. This was partially successful, as they bounced
between the 2nd and 3rd divisions. As the end of the GDR loomed, the club realized they needed to become more
capitalistic, so they decided to expand into other industries, becoming BSG Motor Kabelwerk Schwerin
in 1988. As motors was becoming a dying industry (how can you compete with VW and BMW in a reunified
Germany?), they decided to specialize again in 1990: SV Schweriner Kabelwerk. Perhaps they realized that
business was not working out, so in 1991, they simply became Schweriner SC. (Actually, a little known
fact was that in early 1991, it was a merger with local ISG Schwerin that brought forth VfL
Schwerin - but the soccer players formed their own club - SSC.) Lack
of success on the field and box office led to the merger with rivals FSV in 1997, and Eintracht was born.

Sportpark Lambrechtsgrund. Capacity: 10,000
This, along with the Albrecht-Richter-Kampfbahn (capacity: 10,000),
was the field of BSG Motor/Schwerin SC.
Also, Dynamo/FSV played at the Paulshöhe (Capacity: 10,000).
All of the fields are still used, although Paulshöhe seems to be the current park.

Tickets

4 euros (2007)

Supporters

Averaged 130 in 2004 (Verbandsliga).

Friends

Foes

Heroes

Longtime Bundesliga GK Andreas Reinke came out of the Dynamo club in 1990. Wolf-Rüdiger Netz scored
some 113 DDR-Oberliga goals for BFC Dynamo from 1971-84. He came out of Dynamo Schwerin, getting transferred to the
Berlin squad in 1971. Then for "disciplinary reasons" he was sent back to Schwerin in 1973 for a year.